Temple Beth-El to mark Simchat Torah

Rabbi Larry Karol of Temple Beth-El poses for a photo with a Torah scroll, the holiest book within Judaism, made up of the five books of Moses, in front of the synagogue's Ark in December 2015.(Photo11: Anayssa Vasquez / For the Sun-News)Buy Photo

The holiday — which marks the beginning of a new cycle of readings from the Jewish sacred text, known as the Torah — begins the evening of Sunday, Sept. 30.

There will be a Simchat Torah dairy/vegetarian potluck dinner at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 30. The service, which begins at 6:30 p.m., will include reading the end of the biblical book of Deuteronomy and the beginning of the book of Genesis, with the synagogue's Torah scrolls being partially unrolled to view the text up close.

"On Simchat Torah, we celebrate the opportunities we have to learn from and teach each other as we consider the meaning and relevance of the heritage that has been passed down to us," said Rabbi Larry Karol of Temple Beth-El in a news release.

For information, call Temple Beth-El at 575-524-3380 or email rabbi@tbelc.org.

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